Flying SquidJul 12, 2024

Civilization's been nice, but I think it's high time we admit we're long past its peak.

https://lemmy.world/post/17501817

Civilization's been nice, but I think it's high time we admit we're long past its peak. - Lemmy.World

Show threadhungryphrog
It always makes me cringe when I see how commercialised Monopoly is. Like, do they honestly not see the irony?
Jul 13, 2024 at 9:08amWeb
Show threadFlying SquidJul 13, 2024

It’s worse than you think.

theguardian.com/…/secret-history-monopoly-capital…

The secret history of Monopoly: the capitalist board game’s leftwing origins

In 1903, a leftwing feminist called Lizzy Magie patented the board game that we now know as Monopoly – but she never gets the credit. Now a new book aims to put that right

The Guardian